movie director ziad foty
Ziad Foty is an award-winning independent filmmaker and the founder of Foty Fusion Films. His films seek to highlight underrepresented stories in an effort to challenge the dominant representation in film.
Damien Coor is an award winning cinematographer, who has worked on a range of projects, including short and feature length narrative films, commercials and music videos. Damien has trained and worked under some of today’s most influential cinematographers: Bradford Young, Hans Charles and Arthur Jaffa.
Ryan Mayers is an Emmy Award winning filmmaker with over 20 years of experience television and film. While working at Harpo Studios, he edited the documentary series, Oprah’s Next Chapter, among other shows for OWN. His work includes series for DIY, BET, A&E, and MTV.
movie director ziad foty
Ziad Foty is an award-winning independent filmmaker and the founder of Foty Fusion Films. His films seek to highlight underrepresented stories in an effort to challenge the dominant representation in film.
Damien Coor is an award winning cinematographer, who has worked on a range of projects, including short and feature length narrative films, commercials and music videos. Damien has trained and worked under some of today’s most influential cinematographers: Bradford Young, Hans Charles and Arthur Jaffa.
Ryan Mayers is an Emmy Award winning filmmaker with over 20 years of experience television and film. While working at Harpo Studios, he edited the documentary series, Oprah’s Next Chapter, among other shows for OWN. His work includes series for DIY, BET, A&E, and MTV.

The experiences of Charles Penny, Jr. is the inspiration behind the NORMALIZED story and the character, CJ. While the Normalized Podcast started as an outlet for CJ to understand and address his own disorder, it has become a place where listeners come to seek self-awareness and empathy for others.

As an independent producer, Alexandra’s artistry has been seen on many global platforms and major networks including; FX, Amazon and CNN. Her experience spans the television and film spectrum in both the narrative and documentary space.